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Category Archives: Food and Drink
Home-brewed Sodas Live at 18 Reasons
Though it took place last month (how is that possible?) I wanted to take a moment to blog about the home-brewed soda class my pal Nishanga taught at 18 Reasons. Nishanga showed class participants how to use ginger bug and whey to naturally ferment sodas. She discussed other starters and I brought along some homemade [...]
Also posted in DIY, book events, classes, community, healthy Tagged 18 Reasons, DIY Delicious, fermenting, Gastronicity, ginger bug, homebrewing, lacto-fermented sodas, whey 5 Comments
A Really Underground Restaurant
The term “underground” as it relates to food had come to sound ridiculous. These days it’s code for places where droves of in-the-know people in a certain age range and from certain segments of the population gather to wait hours in line for homemade, DIY, fermented, foraged, bartered, guerilla gardened, dumpster plucked, or street vended [...]
Also posted in DIY, entertaining Tagged DIY, foraged food, local food, neighborhood food, underground food 2 Comments
What I Finally Did with my Massa Organics Duck
Last fall, Greg tweeted that he’d be selling rice-paddy raised ducks at the Berkeley market if folks wanted to order ahead. I did. I picked mine up on a bright day in September or October. I have no idea which. It was frozen so I put it in the freezer thinking I’d cook it within [...]
Also posted in Asian, Books, entertaining, from the market 3 Comments
On Smuggling, Renaissance Men & Chile Baked Beans with Nopales and Queso Fresco
I found these beans back in January while wandering around the big market in Cuernavaca Mexico. Like almost all markets in Latin America, there’s so much to look at it was a little hard to take it all in. At one vendor’s stall I looked down and there, among the usual plastic woven bags filled [...]
Also posted in Latin American, entertaining, from the market, healthy, hearty Leave a comment
A Sort of Persian, Mostly Vegetarian Passover
I finally wrangled an invitation to a Seder. For years I’ve only heard about the ceremony and the food, and finally this year I got to experience both. I also had the opportunity to help cook this one, so I was really excited. Our hostess, Haven Bourque, decided on a Persian menu. There were [...]
Also posted in community, entertaining, from the market, healthy, holidays 1 Comment
Mexico 3: The final days in Cuernavaca
My final week was filled with great eats and as many market trips as I could fit in between classes. I really didn't want to leave and need to figure out a way to go back and stay for an extended period of time. On a coincidentally sad note, during that final week, I was [...]
Also posted in Latin American, from the market, holidays 2 Comments
Comida and Markets in Cuernavaca Mexico
I'm finally getting around to posting some of my food photos from my trip to Cuernavaca. I lived with a family there for two weeks while I studied Spanish at a wonderful school called Cetlalic How's my Spanish now? Let's just say it's better but I'm more fluent in the food of Mexico than in [...]
Also posted in Latin American, Travel, from the market, fruit, holidays Leave a comment
All my Pretty Pickles and a Happy Announcement
It's been pickling pandemonium around the homestead these last two weeks. Why, you ask, am I making pickles with not-quite-in-season vegetables when summer is just around the corner? Yes, they look delicious, but definitely out of character. The reason is because I'm working on a new book and deadlines don't care what's in season when. [...]
Also posted in DIY, healthy, pantry staples 2 Comments
When Pigs Fly: Bacon Tasting